Kirk Baltz
Kirk Baltz | |
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| Born | William Kirk Baltz September 14, 1959 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1989–present |
William Kirk Baltz (born September 14, 1959) is an American actor, perhaps best known for portraying Officer Marvin Nash in Reservoir Dogs (1992).
Life and career
Baltz was born in New York City, New York. He is best known for his role as Officer Marvin Nash, an LAPD police officer in the famous torture scene of the 1992 Quentin Tarantino film Reservoir Dogs. Baltz also starred in another film written by Tarantino, 1994's Natural Born Killers, as Roger. His other film credits include the 1990 drama film Dances With Wolves, the 1997 action film Face/Off and the 1998 political satire Bulworth.
Baltz has appeared in many made-for-television films, and starred in the 1999 miniseries To Serve and Protect. He starred in the short-lived 1992 television series Human Target,[1] and played sinister stalker Steve Roth in The Marla Hanson Story (1991).
He has made guest appearances on shows including Will and Grace, NYPD Blue, Seven Days, The Shield, 24, and Without a Trace. Baltz has been the only actor to portray the Batman villain Clayface in live-action: he portrayed the character in the short-lived series Birds of Prey.
With a firm grounding in both The Meisner Technique and Method (the latter through his lengthy apprenticeship with Strasberg disciple Sandra Seacat),[2] Baltz operates an acting school in Los Angeles, California.
In his memoir, "Love Life," actor Rob Lowe relays a story of speaking with acting coach Roy London concerning a role Lowe was having difficulty preparing for. According to Lowe, London asked him if he had ever seen Reservoir Dogs and stated Baltz was one of his prior students. To prepare for the role of Marvin Nash, who spends three quarters of the movie dead and tied to a chair, London told him, "...since he has no experience being dead, and is in fact a healthy, live, wonderful actor, that he must never 'play dead.' He can truthfully be someone tied to a chair trying to LOOK dead. Believe me, the difference is huge, and he got reviews actually mentioning his 'presence' on-screen, even as a dead body."[3]
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | American Stories, Food, Family and Philosophy | Unknown | |
| 1989 | On the Make | Richard | |
| 1990 | Dances with Wolves | Edwards | |
| 1991 | Out of the Rain | Val | |
| 1992 | Reservoir Dogs | Officer Marvin Nash | |
| 1993 | Skin Art | Will | |
| 1993 | Cigarettes & Coffee | Douglas Walker | Short film |
| 1994 | Natural Born Killers | Roger | |
| 1997 | Face/Off | Aldo Adino | |
| 1997 | Cold Around the Heart | Detective Logan | |
| 1998 | Bulworth | Debate Producer | |
| 1998 | Where's Marlowe? | Rivers | |
| 2001 | Rave Macbeth | Dean | |
| 2003 | A Little Crazy | Matt | |
| 2007 | Forfeit | Phil | |
| 2007 | Tattered Angel | Ben Miller | |
| 2011 | Assassins' Code | Chief Powers | |
| 2011 | The Lie | Joel | |
| 2013 | Parker | Bobby Hardwicke | |
| 2013 | Goodbye World | Radio Show Host |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The Marla Hanson Story | Steve Roth | Television film |
| 1992 | Human Target | Philo Marsden | 7 episodes |
| 1994 | Probable Cause | John Sanchez | Television film |
| 1994 | NYPD Blue | Officer Daryl Guyce | 2 episodes |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Frank Costello | Television film |
| 1997 | Bloodhounds | Charles Veasey | Television film |
| 1998 | Seven Days | Dr. Jonathan Axelrad | Episode: "Come Again?" |
| 1999 | To Serve and Protect | Donald Curtis | 2 episodes |
| 2000 | NYPD Blue | Detective Jay Morrison | Episode: "The Naked Are the Dead" |
| 2000 | The Fugitive | Ned Cornell | Episode: "Liar's Poker" |
| 2001 | Level 9 | Dave McCormick | Episode: "Avatar" |
| 2001 | Warden of Red Rock | Gil Macon | Television film |
| 2002 | Will & Grace | Glenn Gabriel | Episode: "Grace in the Hole" |
| 2002 | The Shield | William Greeley | Episode: "The Spread" |
| 2002 | 24 | Teddy Hanlin | 2 episodes |
| 2002 | The Division | Jack Hurley | Episode: "Full Moon" |
| 2003 | The Guardian | Ray Howard | Episode: "The Weight" |
| 2003 | Birds of Prey | Clayface | Episode: "Feat of Clay" |
| 2004 | Without a Trace | Scott Dorn | Episode: "Exposure" |
| 2013 | NCIS: Los Angeles | Kelvin C. Griffin | Episode: "Fallout" |
| 2015 | Wicked City | Detective Artie Bukowski | 6 episodes |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Darkness | Anthony Estacado | Voice |
| 2009 | [PROTOTYPE] | Lt. Christopher Costanzo | Voice |
| 2010 | Mafia II | Additional voices | Voice |
References
- ^ Grahnke, Lon (July 20, 1992). "As Action Hero, Rick Springfield Misses 'Target'". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved February 1, 2010.
- ^ Schwartz, Don (December 13, 2012). "The Active Imagination Method of Kirk Baltz". Cine Source. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ Rob Lowe, "Love Life" (2014) page 49 https://www.amazon.com/Love-Life-Rob-Lowe/dp/1451685718